What is a pitch shifter pedal?

A pitch shifter pedal alters the pitch of your instrument, with different pedals offering a variety of options such as octave and harmonising options.

What does a pitch shifter do?

A pitch shifter changes the pitch of the note or chord you are playing. Either instead of the original guitar signal or combining with it.

How does pitch shifting work?

Pitch Shifting works by taking the original guitar signal and altering it's frequency of a played note or chord resulting in a change of pitch.

What type of guitar player needs a pitch shifter?

Not tone purists! Pitch shifters have been adopted by guitarists with an experimental bent, unafraid of whacky, artificial tones.

Where does a pitch shifter go in a chain?

Pitch shifter pedals typically go either immediately before or immediately after overdrive and distortion pedals, depending on your preference and use.

What order do pitch shift pedals go in?

Pitch shift pedals usually go in order, after Volume or tuner pedals which can be found usually near the start of a pedal board chain. The clean signal can help to ensure note tracking easily for pitch shift pedals.

What songs use pitch shift?

There are many popular songs which use pitch shift, either within the solo or to create certain layers of sound to the track. Some notable songs are The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" , Rage Against The Machine "Killing in the Name of" , Audioslave "Like A Stone", Muse "Knights of Cydonia" and many U2 songs.

When might you use a pitch shifter?

A pitch shifter can be used in many different ways within a song. Throughout the track to give harmonized tone to the overall song or also for an expressive blistering pitch shifting solo to really wow the crowd's ears.

Pitch Shifters | guitarguitar

New Arrival

BOSS XS-100 Poly Shifter

£299.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

New Arrival

BOSS XS-1 Poly Shifter

£195.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Dod Meatbox Subsynth (Pre-Owned)

£99.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Ex-Demo

Digitech Whammy DT Pitch Shifter (Ex-Demo) #12003150329

(15)

£255.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Digitech Whammy V MonoNeon Edition Pitch Shifter

£269.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

KMA Machines Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker Pedal

£199.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Meris Enzo X Modular Instrument Synthesizer

(1)

£619.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Digitech HammerOn

£219.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Electro Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pitch Shifter Pedal

(1)

£599.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pitch Shifter Pedal

£329.00

Out of Stock

Special Offer

Electro Harmonix Pico Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter Pedal

£199.00 £221.00

Awaiting Stock

EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Monophonic Harmoniser

£239.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Electro Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine

£219.00 £246.00

FREE Delivery

Awaiting Stock

Red Panda Tensor Tape Stop Pitch Shift

£319.00 £349.00

FREE Delivery

Awaiting Stock

Digitech Mosaic Polyphonic 12-string effect pedal

(1)

£139.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Electro Harmonix KEY9 Electric Piano Machine

(2)

£199.00

Awaiting Stock

Electro Harmonix Pico POG Octave Pedal

£197.00 £244.00

Awaiting Stock

Meris Enzo Multi Voice Synthesizer

(1)

£299.00 £345.00

Out of Stock

Fairfield Circuitry Randy's Revenge Ring Mod

(2)

£299.00

Out of Stock

Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork+ Pitch Shifter

£196.00

Awaiting Stock

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Pitch Shifter

£245.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Eventide Pitchfactor Harmonizer

(2)

£624.00

Out of Stock

Electro Harmonix BASS9 Bass Simulator

£219.00 £241.00

FREE Delivery

Awaiting Stock

£209.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Dod Gonkulator Ring Modulator Pedal

£109.00 £129.00

Out of Stock

£209.00 £241.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

FREE Delivery

In Stock

Electro Harmonix B9 Organ Machine

(2)

£209.00 £241.00

FREE Delivery

Awaiting Stock

Electro Harmonix Micro POG Pitch Shifter

(5)

£199.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Digitech Whammy V Pitch Shifter

(6)

£199.00

Get it Monday, Nov 10

In Stock

Stores Nationwide

Free Next Day Delivery

Sell your Guitar

Expert Advice

Extended Exchange

Pitch Shifters

Filter

BOSS XS-100 Poly Shifter

BOSS XS-1 Poly Shifter

Dod Meatbox Subsynth (Pre-Owned)

Digitech Whammy DT Pitch Shifter (Ex-Demo) #12003150329

Digitech Whammy V MonoNeon Edition Pitch Shifter

KMA Machines Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker Pedal

Meris Enzo X Modular Instrument Synthesizer

Digitech HammerOn

Electro Harmonix POG 3 Polyphonic Octave Generator Pitch Shifter Pedal

Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pitch Shifter Pedal

Electro Harmonix Pico Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter Pedal

EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Monophonic Harmoniser

Electro Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine

Red Panda Tensor Tape Stop Pitch Shift

Digitech Mosaic Polyphonic 12-string effect pedal

Electro Harmonix KEY9 Electric Piano Machine

Electro Harmonix Pico POG Octave Pedal

Meris Enzo Multi Voice Synthesizer

Fairfield Circuitry Randy's Revenge Ring Mod

Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork+ Pitch Shifter

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Pitch Shifter

Eventide Pitchfactor Harmonizer

Electro Harmonix BASS9 Bass Simulator

Electro Harmonix Guitar Mono Synth

BOSS MO-2 Multi Overtone

Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth

Digitech Freqout Feedback Creator

Electro Harmonix Synth9 Synth Machine

Digitech Whammy Ricochet Pitch Shifter

Electro Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine

Dod Gonkulator Ring Modulator Pedal

Dod Meatbox SubSynth Ptich Shifter Pedal

Digitech Drop Pitch Shifter

Digitech Bass Whammy Pitch Shifter

Electro Harmonix Nano Pog Pitch Shifter

Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter

Electro Harmonix C9 Organ Machine

Electro Harmonix B9 Organ Machine

Electro Harmonix Micro POG Pitch Shifter

Digitech Whammy V Pitch Shifter

Keep up with our latest offers, news & events